Road trip: Some of the songs that inspired ‘Driving’
If you’re curious about some of the songs that inspired playwright/composer Jay Eddy’s writing on Driving in Circles, here you go—complete with videos! SIDE A Fanny, “Blind Alley, from FANNY HILL Garbage, “Only Happy When It Rains,” from GARBAGE Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, “Lyre of Orpheus,” from ABATTOIR BLUES / THE LYRE OF […]
Douglass’ ‘Maiden Voyage’
Playwriting alum Cayenne Douglass’ play Maiden Voyage opened this week in NYC. The play, which runs at The Flea Theater through March 17, follows the first all-female patrol on a United States submarine and explores what marginalized individuals might do under pressure when given an opportunity that was previously unavailable to them. Audiences will remember […]
Noone’s ‘Thirst’ at Lyric
Performances of Adjunct Assistant Professor (and BU Playwriting alum) Ronán Noone’s Thirst begin this week at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston. Thirst takes place in the Tyrone family kitchen as the events of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night unfold elsewhere in the house. The play, which runs through March 17, had an […]
Plays and playwrights of BTM XXVI
A HARD RESET by Hortense Gerardo APPLES, THE UNIVERSE, AND A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR LATER by Ken Green BLAH BLAH, WOOF WOOF by Monica Jimenez BREATHE by Tina Esper CAKE, DRINKS, AND LIES by Jayne Hannah
Lazarus’ ‘Party Bots’
Congratulations to the cast and creative team of Party Bots by Playwriting alum Ginger Lazarus! The Lyric Stage Company of Boston’s Lyric Back Stage is an educational program for middle school and high school students to learn about theatrical design and technical elements from local technicians and designers. After learning about the technical aspects of […]
Jung wins Obie
Visiting Lecturer Hansol Jung has been awarded an Obie Award: “For gripping us with multiple truths from start to finish and weaving a complex yet heart-rending story about the process and rupture of adoption, the judges have awarded an Obie Award for Playwriting to Hansol Jung for Wolf Play.” Congratulations, Hansol!
Lopez directs at SpeakEasy
Adjunct Assistant Professor Melinda Lopez is at the helm of SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God, which runs through Feb. 18. Congratulations, Melinda!
Sorbello’s ‘Needle Park’ at Theatre Odyssey
Playwright alum Donna Sorbello’s All Sewn Up in Needle Park has its first performance tonight at Theatre Odyssey’s Nineteenth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival in Sarasota, Florida. The Festival runs through the weekend. Congratulations, Donna!
Two alums receive EST/Sloan commissions
Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the EST/Sloan Project commissions for the 2023-2024 season, and two playwright alums are on the list—congratulations to Laura Neill and Elise Wien! (Side note: Applications for next year’s EST/Sloan play commissions will be accepted through Dec. 15.)
Rockwell’s ‘Oh, To Be Pure Again’ honored at Bass Awards
Congratulations to playwright alum Kira Rockwell, who won the Gene-Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award at the Atlanta theatre community’s annual Suzi Bass Awards, for the world premiere of her new play Oh, To Be Pure Again produced by Actor’s Express. Boston audiences will remember Kira’s thesis play The Tragic Ecstasy of Girlhood, produced by BPT in […]